Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-23

future Stone aud brick masons have been
looking over the property and making figures
on building l5Ox75. Three civil engineers
from Portland are at work now. Everything
points to the fact that the speedy development
Of this water power is to be undertaken by
the owners. 1t is reported that work will be
commenced this fall. although rather Late
Alvin Record, owner of the pulp and leather
board mills on this side of the river has pur-
chased the grist mill, with land and water pow
er accompanying it, of R C. Boothby, County
Commissioner for Androscoggin county.-It
now transpires that Mr.. Record is soon 10
erect a paper mill pear the present site of his
pulp mill.-The business outlook for Liver
more Falls is surely very hattering.-Quite
q number from this place attended the Port
land-Manchester game at Canton, Tuesday of
this week. They reported poor exhibition
of ball playing, and stated that the game was
listlessly played throughout
The Poland Paper Co., of Mechanic Falls,
have fitted up in a neat and tasty finish Eve
offices in the building known as the stock
house ia the common. for the use of the su-
perintendent and other officers of the mills, in
Guiding one for their telegraph operator. Mr..
Marshall, the superintendent, since the mills
started has left the employ of the company
ard his place has not yet been filled. The
roof of the Diamond Mill has been timed and
the mill is now being painted light color
with dark trimmings.
The fifth semi annual report of the Lisbon
Falls Cooperative Association. just out,
shows a prosperous business. The amount
of sales for the six months is SIT, 548 40 I;
capital stock, 80 $50, all held by the MEM
bers at per cent per annum. The net
profits are 81 ,645 IS, which makes dividend
to members of 10 per cent on the amount of
goods purchased for the six months.
Estes, the Auburn contractor, has the con-
tract for the new Free Baptist church at Lis
bon Falls. Work will commence at once.
The old church has been moved to a new lot
on Middle street, where the society will occu-
py it until the new one is completed. 1t will
then be sold.
ARoosTOoK.
The new town clock at Houlton was set
sgoing Wednesday, the 2lst, on standard
time. The cost OF clock, bell and tower, &C.,
was nearly $1,000. Weight of bell and clock
2 500 lbs. 1t was purchased of the Howard
Clock Co., Boston.
FRANKLIN.
Miss May F. Park, of Chestervile. has re-
turned to her work as teacher in a large school
at jersey City, N j. Before leaving, she
gave some excellent readings at an entertain
ment held at Stanley's Hall, where Miss Liz
zie Brown of Pennington also favored the
audience with several of her choicest songs.
The trustees of Franklin Central Agricul
tural Society, have decided to hold their show
and fair, Thursday and Friday, Sept. 29th
and 30th.-There is considerable talk of hay
ing the streets, stores and business places of
Strong lighted by electric lights.
KENNEBEc.
The Kennebec Democrat of Thursday says:
The team of Frank Laselle ran away this
morning to the great delight of the loafers on
Main street, who were suffering for excite
ment. The carriage, top buggy, collided
with the wagon of Judge Souie throwing the
Laselle buggy on it's side and making gen.
eral wreck of it. The horse escaped without
acknowledgement Getchell informs US that
during the lsst FIVE years he has surveyed and
checked M $50 house lots in Watervilla. and
upon this territory has located 60 new streets
and courts. Fifty of these lots have been
purchased and built upon, and about one
third of the streets have been built and sre
now being used Many more lots have been
bargained for, and will be built upon another
season.
KNOX.
Will Freeman, son of Mrs. Eliza Freeman
of Rockland, went to Honolulu six years ago.
He had been cosstiDg out of Rockland, and
with the experience thus gained readily Sc
cured position on one of the steamboat lines
there. lie is now captain and part owner of
a big steamer running in and out OF Honolu-
lu The High School mustered ll6 pupils
Tue sday, there being 81 in the entering class
not a bad start. There are six flung for
college-four gentlemen and two ladies -
Parties have bought tle Gardiner farm and
the farm adjoining. including Bear Hill, on
the Camden road, and a large summer hotel
is 20 be built in the near future Capt. l.. b.
Keene procured at the Chinchi Islands dur
ing one of his VOYAGES a remarkable curiosity.
1t consists of plain glass bottle filled with
gnano of different colors. The guano in
some ingenious way is so placed in the bottle
As to present a marine scene with vessels,
land, rocks, etc and various fancy figures
and designs. 1t is wonderful.
Frank J. Higgins, the veteran knight of the
whip, received a present of an elegant whale
bone silver ferruled coach whip from the
management of the Portland & Ogdensburg
railroad Saturday, the l7th. The names of
the donor and ceiver were handsomely
engraved on the same. A fine testimonial to
q veteran, who always. no matter how bad the
road, "gets there just the same"
William Butler. of South Thomaston, built
a good-sized shed, and two of his youngest
daughters put up staging and shingled the
building, and did it in a workmanlike manner.
PIsCATAoUts.
James KELLEY, a lsborer on the c. P. R. R.
in the employ of J. Meagan, was severely in
jured Saturday the 18th, by the falling of a
bank of earth, completely burning him in the
sand and rocks Men at work in the cut
speedily excsvsted the unfortunate man. and
conveyed him to the camp. Saturday he was
lame as to be unable to move his limbs.
The railroad surgeon, DR.. Sprague reported
Kelley as seriously but probably not fatally
injured.
On Wednesday, Leonard Crafts, of Mon
son. sccidently stepping one foot in we'll
which was covered fell across it breaking
two ribs.
The stone dam being built across the
Piscattquis a mile aud a half above Dover
and Foxcroft, Is nearing complexion The
dam is 240 feet long and will have 10 feet
head.
SOMERSET.
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